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I don’t think it would be like korean artists in Japan. Johnny’s boys already too busy in their own country. And sales in Korea not as high as in Japan >_>

this must be the first article you wrote w/o the you know whats
bravo! XD

i dont know why, but i REALLY do not like Japanese boy bands…i have tried to give them a chance, but….they cant sing, or dance,,,,or maybe it’s just me lol **sorry**

No way i will prefer a Johnny gruop over TVXQ
i dont like Japanese group i find them boring
thats why i change from Jpop to kpop a long time ago
and korean boy grupos are so much cuter too

are they even allowed on korean music shows.i thought you have to korean to be on shows like music core,M!Countdown,music bank and so on. i guess they’re an acception since they have such a large fanbase.

@ChubbieBunnie:
No kidding. It’s effin’ amazing!
XD

If ANY Johnny’s group comes over, even though some of them sound awful live over there (coughNewScoughsorryPichan:<), they’ll sound soooooo much better than the crap that is Korean boybands singing over prerecorded tracks. But I honestly hope that doesn’t happen. There’s a reason I like kpop and there’s a reason I like jpop. I don’t want them to start mixing -__-.

The only upcomming activities for Arashi in Korea is their 4 shows concerts from Nov 1st-2nd at the Olympic Fencing Stadium, Olympic Park, in Seoul. It was orginally supposed to be only 3 shows, but because of the high demand for their concert tickets, they added 1 more show. It was reported that 26,000 tickets were sold out in 1 hour.
If I remember correctly, SM distribute JE’s CD in Korea, so I think the only reason why JE would want to open a Korean office is so that they can distribute their own CD(?) But I don’t really see the point, because sales in Korea is so low~ it’s not like they’re going to make any money from CD sales. Anyways, I doubt Arashi will do any other activities in Korea as they’re super busy already. They already have 3 weekly variety shows and each member has his own actitivities has well like drama, movie, news, and they have an upcoming concert in Shanghai as well.

Yeah I defenitely dont perfer japanese groups over kpop groups. I dunno why, well I think korean groups are better looking (my opinion!) and a lot of the japanese groups i’ve listened to are too poppy? I dunno how to explain it but there’s just a difference I feel when I listen to jpop vs. kpop.

lol, i was questioning whether or not johnnydorama actually wrote this since this article was TOTALLY CLEAN. wow. O_O

of course they’re allowed. Sweetbox is Chinese(or Taiwanese) and She was on M!Countdown.

OMG haahhahahahah that’s gonna SUCK XD
love Pichan but… come on, JE produces the gayest talentless pop groups ever X’D
ohgee, i pity the ones who are going to hear them live… poor people, they have no idea what they are getting themselves into D;

I believe its like Jang Ri In and Han Geng. They have a visa thingy, and can only choose 2 from MBC, KBS, or SBS, that they cant work with >.<
or something…. like that.

I’m glad the reason behind it is Arashi.

ahhahah well in my opinion…i prefer korean over japanese… cause i just dont really like japanese group… honestly, also because korean group can dance better than most of the japanese group too… hahah well this is my opinion, sorry if i offend you people… ehehhe

ahahha bambooshoots maybe johnnydorama wrote it clean cause the company’s name is Johnny’s entertainment…. hehehe i’m jk… iono but this is the first one i saw so far with nice words… lol..

well, i can understand why some koreans like jpop boybands over korean ones. its true korean boybands try and be these perfect little kids from day one of their debut; i can see where it can get annoying/bothersome.

“There are many Korean fans that prefer Japanese idols instead of the Korean idols that debut perfected.“ i totally know what they mean. jap idols are so much more.. innocent? cheerful? i dunno, they just seem a lot more ‘real’ to me & watching them on tv gives you a good feeling, but that’s just imo.

wonder where/who you got that ‘quote’ from though.

I like male Kpop groups better tha Jpop guys, but then i prefer Jpop female groups over kpop girl acts.

this is a blatant attack on korean pride

I HOPE ARASHI AND JOHNNY ENTERTAINMENT FAILS. i just listened to their song “sakura sake” and its really boring

i hope K culture flows OUT of korea, and nothing else flows IN korea

HANGUK <3

but this would probably help japanese-korean relations

@Kfan, you sound like a typical hypocritical Korean. Korean actors and actresses come to Japan every week to milk as much money as much as they can from their Japanese fans. And then you have practically every Korean acts releasing CDs in Japan because people in their own country down buy CDs. But when the reverse happens, people like you get upset. But the funny thing is, if you go to places like Namdaemun and Dongdaemun in Korea, everyone there speak Japanese and all the stores and restaurants have Japanese signs…So much for Korean nationalism.

It was only a matter of time. I was surprised they didnt do something like this earlier.

I like both of the industries but I prefer Kpop artists over J-pop artists.
I’m kind of sick of Johnny’s boys since… most of them should just stick to acting than singing.
Love them in dramas, but can’t stand their singing or really cheesy dancing skills.

@ wizkid4785
I agree since Johnny’s is a huge and popular entertainment group.
But I thought they would expand to China or somewhere else, rather than South Korea.

@22: totally agreed. #21, you’re an idiot. i honestly hope you’re joking, because if you aren’t then well, i don’t understand how such a moronic person can exist in this world. how do you live with yourself? seriously, what is dbsk, boa, se7en, etc. doing now? ..i’m so overwhelmed with your asshattery that i’m not even gonna build up an argument. it’s blatantly obvious how retardedly hypocritical you are. you’re hilarious, and not in a good way.

one of the dumbest moves ever. Why waste money on somehting that wont be beneficial to you? Korea’s album rates are as low as ever, the only one thats selling a big amount there is TVXQ, all the other artists all sold under 150k according to the current charts. Seriously. Who cares if Arashi got 200k fans in korea? I doubt most of em’s gonna buy the album. -_- Well it doesnt matter if JE bands go to korea and suck at their lives, because in korea you can practiclly lipsync on every stage. In Japan on the other, its looked down upon, and Japans music industry is the worlds second biggest so i see why someone would venture to japan and america (More $$). But korea? Psh. Not much to gain from there. And lots to lose.

It IS Johnny after all. . . he’s been doin this for years. . . i wonder if the korean office will allow girls? I think the sausage fest has turned all those idols gay. . . and their fans seem to like it like that. . .

SUPERIOR??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? Seriously Johnny, maybe you’re biased based on namesakes but MY GOSH have you heard Johnny’s bands???? They’re TERRIBLE!!!! A whole generation of victimized youth in Korea… If I were the Korean government I’d kick that no talent producing filth out of the country…

i dont kno anybody else…but i fell in love with motsomoto jun after watchin hanayoridango…lol

people stop bashing on the johnny boys already. if you didn’t know, japanese pop is very difficult from korean pop because kpop is influenced by american music while japanese music is mostly influenced by european music

johnny is stupid(not you) to enpand the company in Korea
how much album sales do they expect to get in Korea?
Arashi and other JE boy groups are not DBSK,they wont make it on top in Korea
if its W-inds,then it is okay because they are awesome

so get out of Korea,stfu johnny

Ugh at the one in the top row in the middle, his teeth! Lol!! And the other one in the top row to the left, his teeth, too. But I betchu they can sing, they just look like it.

jun is so hot…but honestly even dbsk doesn’t sell in korean…becuz koreans dont buy albums..they download… so there is no benfit in going to korea

It’s a smart move by JE. His boys may not be superior in the likes of singing and dancing in comparison to their SM counterparts, however they do sell a lot more products.

SM entertainment has spent a considerable amount of money to invest in artists like Boa & DBSK to start their careers in Japan. On the other hand, JE has hardly spent a dime in Korea & their group -Arashi- already has 200,000 fans.

DBSK fans shouldn’t be overzealous, more competition in the Kpop industry may mean that DBSK has to work harder. Which may mean better quality songs and more promotion in variety shows - which in turn gives Cassies more opportunities to ogle their idols.

I don’t know if JE will able to generate the album sales in Korea, but I guess when they make a comeback in Japan, after their long activities (?) in Korea, their albums will be selling like hot cakes. This tactic did work for DBSK afterall.

What I wanna know is will they be singing in korean or japanese? I mean if korean artist who goes to japan are singing in japanese.. shouldnt japanese artist who will be going to korea sing korean..

Oooooh, i only like Jun from Arashi cause i watch a lot of is dramas if not all
and i like NEWS especially Massu and Yuya. But thats it. Compared to MY favorite korean boy band, theyre just not as good
but yeah, they probably do sell a lot more cause japanese people tneds to buy CD’s instead of just downloading. I think. -_-

wow,  200,000 fans, thats a lot for a group that hardly goes
to japan.

ARASHI & DBSK are both good. : )
so why compare.. jeezess..

LEAVE THEM ALONEE !!

- chris crocker.

arashi is <33
but the rest arent that great o.o

arashi are alright but it think sometimes japanese music is soooo anime soo i prefer kpop 200000 is pretty good but i only like them due to jun (:

good news!!
i like japanese bands !!

I think this is just a rumor. if JE did open in s.korea maybe its just for management of their concerts and other activities

i know exactly what’s going in JE’s mind right now..
it’s payback time!LOL!
TVQX topping Oricon?
I say we give SM ataste of thier own medicine!haha!
if this is true it better be Arashi though,
cause they’re more established in korea than the other JE boys…
they have quite a number of fanbase in Korea already..
goodluck to them if ever!
haven’t done my research yet but are korean’s supportive of foreign artists?

Japanese music is cool…hehe
@ rijae00_kpoplover, I wanna know that too. Younha was greatly accepted but then again she was Korean to begin with anyway lol It doesn’t sound like a bad idea, but not a fantastic one either. It has its pros and cons.
The only JE group I listen to / care about is KAT-TUN because they do like, a whole bunch of different stuff and they probably sound the least poppy. Though a few of them look kinda girly…

in my opinion, i like kpop better than jpop.. some of the male jpop idols should just stick to acting rather than singing .. male kpop idols to me are funnier, cuter, n’ are very optimistic…

Johnny, I love the old picture of Arashi this article is rockin’. Amazing!

@rijae00_kpoplover

that’s the same thing i was thinking…JE must be worried about tvxq’s rising popularity that’s why he’s expanding. personally i find the music and personally of JE stars lacking…the songs sound alike w/ some the same.

lets give them a chance but we still know who owns KOREA at the end of the day.. ; )

kfan you are typical Korean—hypocrite!!!
Enjoy your wave while it last!!!

Here are the dbsk loonie fans on the loose—-get a life. the topic is about je not dbsk! loonies